WELLINGTON WIN

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 22 August 1933, Page 2

WELLINGTON WIN

INTER-COLLEGE TOURNAMENT

NELSON SUCCEED BY A POINT

PLAY IN MUD AND RAIN

(By Telegraph—Special to “The Mail"!

s WELLINGTON, 21st August. Wellington College are the 1933 cliani--1 pions in the Inter-College Rugby Tour-] nament, having beaten Christ s College | L in the final by 9 points to 6 at Wei- j ! lington College grounds this afternoon. . ' i Nelson College got home from Wnnganui Collegiate School by a single point, the score being 6-5. L Weather and ground conditions were] 1 : as had to-day as they were good on j Saturday. A driving northerly rain fell i all the morning and continued at intcr- ' vals through the first match. Thus both I matches were played on grounds, parts V 1 of which were under water. What the i result would have been bad Saturday’s , i conditions been repeated is difficult to g I say, but Nelson College and Christ’s l' College did not appear to relish play f j in the wot. Wellington’s win was liiain- . ] ]y due to the team’s ability to adapt itt, 1 self splendidly to the conditions. I i Both games were hard-fought, but tho e 1 final was the faster and Christ’s College I I might well have reversed the decision. 11 '! BY A SINGLE POINT ;] s ! NELSON DEFEAT WANGANUI e | :- j HEAVY GOING ( i - | The Nelson, v. Wanganui game was t played on No. 3 ground at the College, s parts of which were inches deep in water 1 and all of which was very slushy. The ; teams were: — ■I Nelson College.—R. A. Buddie, M. It. ; | Cook, 11. L. do C. Martelli, A. W. Grindle, It. K. Karsten (capt.), it. L. Annand-Smitli, I). E. McArthur, P. S. Rishworlh, E. B. Boyd-Wilson, A. C. . Wood, D. It. Fraser, It. 11. M. Craig- ' head, F. E. Eustace, B. de J. Clere, 0. ? j C. Meikle. I Wanganui Collegiate School. —W. 1 J. Price, A. IL Horrocks, M. W. B. j Knight, D. P. Pcckett, A. F. Harding, '"! W. L. Ellingham, 11. D. Orton, D. J. f i Nilsson, G. M. Hare, M. J. Hewitt, G. 10 1 N. Barron, G. B. Gibbons (capt.), W. 0 , ltyan, B. K. Kirkcaklie, P. M. Murphy. ,°] Nelson began with a rush, trying to '[ | open up the game while the ball was yet dry, but Annand-Srnith’s pass went ° astray. Karsten, Nelson’s captain, had p moved into second five-eighth, Martelli , going to centre and Buddie filling „tho } full-back position. Overton was unable ' r to play because of a leg injury in Sati urday’s game. i Nelson were booking the ball, but i were trying to do too much handling itr with the result that the Wanganui forf wards broke through on them. With a long kick Buddie sent the ball well up I the line, but Price, fielding well returned it. McArthur was getting in 'some well-judged line kicks from the ° j base of the scrum, but sonic ol the Ncl,e!sou forwards were playing the wrong ’! styie of game considering the conditions. The Wanganui forwards were keeping 1 play tight. Nelson maintained a terri--0 torial advantage, but could not notch [• the points. Karsten was given a chance 0 from a penalty, but the kick fell short. c _ Some of the Wanganui backs particul larly Price, were proving them- • selves good wet weather defenders. By L this time it was almost impossible to ‘ handle tho ball with any degree of cer- ' tainty. ’’ Nelson continued to pen Wanganui • fairly effectively, but the Blues were in trouble when the Whites swept down 0 field and put the ball into the air. 1 Buddie waited for the bounce, and the 0 opposing forwards were on him. They p carried on and Knight caine up to go over for tho first try of the game. They i also succeeded with the kick. Wanganui 5, Nelson 0 " Soon after Nelson were within an ace , of scoring, but Wanganui backs, some of whom were taking the ball remark - 0 ably well, cleared. From then till half--7 time the game resolved itself into a S mud fight near midfield with Nelson g maintaining a slight territorial ascendd uncy. I After the interval Nelson seemed dis- ' posed to use their feet more and their s hands less. Karsten had a chance to G gain points with a penalty, but the ball l was too heavy to rise far. The Wanguc nui forwards were still packing tightly 1° and their backs were fairly safe with ]’ their handling, though they preferred to '■, keep the ball on the ground where pos- , ■ siblc. McArthur put his side in a spleii--1 j did position when lie found tho line _ yards from the corner flag with a well- _ ! judged kick, lie gained his reward soon " I after. Gaining possession from the eni ! suing linc-out he cut through smartly to i score near the posts. Karsten, however, i | could not manage the kick. ]" j Wanganui 5, Nelson 3 i! The White forwards again became dangerous when they made a burst for ? the line. Then came a surprise. From a scrum in the Wanganui twenty-five the wliolo line of Nelson backs handled } perfectly, till Grindle on the wing ran past his opponent to score wide out. It was the best movement of the match. ! Buddie failed with the kick. Nelson 6, Wanganui 5 j ] With a one point lead, both sets of : forwards sped to the attack, but Ncl- ’! son seemed to be getting more used to j ] tho conditions and adapting themselves j i accordingly. A Wanganui rush looked ! dangerous, but Karsten loreed in the j nick of time. There was a solid clash : among the forwards with good saving j work among the backs, but neither side could improve its score, the game eliding : Nelson 6, Wiyiganui 5 Mr R. Baton was referee. WELLINGTON’S FINAL HARD BATTLE WITH CHRIST’S NARROW MARGIN The final between Wellington College and Christ’s Colllego was payed on No. 1 ground, which was not so wet as the one Nelson and Wanganui met on, ; 1 though there were pools of water lying ' here and there. Conditions were very . heavy before the end. | The teams were: — I Wellington College.—P. M. Gray; E. K. A. McClune, M. L. Binning, M. Watt; D. L. Hurdley, M. 11. Linklater; K. Lees; R. W. Milne (capt.), 11. A. Reynolds, C. C. Gotlieb, T. 11. Verry, V. J. Gotlieb. E. J. Cornes, R. N. Akel, W. E. Crawley. Christ’s College.— R. E. Alexander ; T. A. ITarpur, IT. F. Flower, C. A. N. Broad : S. B. Thompson, C. 11. IL Pear- 1 son; J. E. Crisp; A. R. W. Ormond c (capt.) 11. B. Hay, T. E. S. Orbcll, R. x M. V. Bain, T. H. Fisher, J. N. i Ruchanan-Matson, F. IV. Brandt, J. R. i D. Eaton. !l Verrcy kicked off for Wellington Col- t. lege. McClune had a long shot with the' l ball before it became heavy, but it f foil short. Wellington College forwards, 1 l bv bustling tactics, hammered at the o line, and V. .7. Gotlieb was within a g few feet of it. Lees set the Wellington i (Black) backs in motion, Watt bitting tbe corner flag when diving for the line, a Christ’s College forwards took the play c up-field, Bain heading a rush. After a t

period of indeterminate play a serum . was ordered near the line. Bain nipped up the hall and slipped round the side of the scrum to score a neat try. Alexander’s kick failed. Christ’s College 3, Wellington College 0 Soon after McClune notched a penalty goal for Wellington from a good position. Christ’s Col lego 3, Wellington College. 3 • Christ’s College were getting the ball • from the scrums, their backs, particularly Crisp and llarpur, showing aptitude , in handling it. It was an easier task than in the Nclson-Wanganui game. The rain too, was holding oil. For lying on the hall Wellington College were penalised and Alexander kicked a careful goat. Christ’s College 6. Wellington College o The Black-and-white forwards were kicking hard, hut the Blacks sent them j hack with good line-kicking, Gray, Wei- ; lington lull-hack, in particular gaining much ground. Crisp, the Christ s Col- 1 lege half, was doing some useful work m ' finding the line from the base of the scrum. The Christ’s College iorwards worked their way to an attacking position, and hooked the hall, lmt their backbite found handling too risky with the Black forwards’ spoiling tactics. They sustained the pressure, but a ireekiek relieved Wellington, the Southerners came again and Wellington weie in trouble when l'carson short-punted over their heads, a force-down resulting. He tried it again a little later, McClune running right to the opposite wing to find touch. Half-time then sounded. Wellington used their feet well after the interval, not attempting niuen handling. Suddenly McClune ran to the, base of a loose scrum, snapped up the ball and sent it on to Binning, lie handed to Watt, who went across in the corner, the suddenness of the movement finding Harpur out of position. McClune’s kick failed. Wellington College 6, Christ s College 6 Wellington were now making more effective use of kick-and-lollow tactics, but several times Alexander, Christ s College full-back, sent them back with effective line-kicking. For offside play on the twenty-live line, McClune got another chance and took it, although the ball was sodden. Wellington College 9, Christ s College o Both sets of forwards were battling hard for supremacy. Flower secured and made a great bid for the line, only to be well tackled. Watt was the next to race away for Wellington. He put the ball into the air but Alexander cleared beautifully. There wore brisk exchanges. A tense moment arrived when Gray, Wellington full-back, misfielded and Harpur kicked the ball away from him over the lino. Binklatcr rushed up and just succeeded in beating him lor the touch down. The Black-and-Whites came again hard, back and forwards, but Wellington, playing the game proper to the occasion, kept them at bay.with thenfeet. It was heavy going now, but both backs were lasting remarkably well. A fast dribbling rush took Wellington to the line, whero Flower saved the situation by a. timely touch-down. The Blacks wore not to be denied, pressing hard in the corner. Harpur changed the complexion of the game by breaking clean away and raced downfield with his backs in support. He threw the ball to Broad, who had a clear field when Binning, Wellington’s fast centre, came from behind to overhaul him. The Christ’s College rearguard tried again, but the Blacks broke up the movement and kept the ball, at toe. The Black-and-Whites sustained the pressure and were right on Wellington’s line when the final whistle blew. Wellington College 9, Christ’s College 6 Mr J. Gilchrist was referee. HIGH SCHOOLS’ TOURNEY OTAGO DEFEAT TIMARU FAST AND‘Ollls (By Telegraph—Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. In the final of the South Island High Schools Rughv tournament, Otago heat Timaru by 6 points to 3 ’File game was a splendid exhibition of fast, and open play. In the match between the losing teams of the first round, Christchurch beat Southland 6 5.